Self reproducing fundamental fabricating machine system

A fabrication system for fabricating an object from a plurality of pieces which comprises:

• a. a data structure, including related data, representative of the object to be fabricated,
• b. at least one first apparatus adapted for reading the data from said data structure,
• c. a set instructions, which utilize the data read from said data structure,
• d. at least one second apparatus capable of executing said instructions,
• e. at least one moveable fabrication tool responsive to said instructions, for retrieving said pieces, placing said pieces based on said data of said data structure to form said object and processing said pieces in accordance with said data, and
• f. wherein said object is the fabrication tool itself.

A fabrication system for fabricating an object from a plurality of pieces which comprises:

• a. a data structure, including related data, representative of the object to be fabricated,
• b. at least one first apparatus adapted for reading the data from said data structure,
• c. a set of instructions, which utilize the data read from said data structure,
• d. at least one second apparatus capable of executing said instructions,
• e. at least one moveable fabrication tool responsive to said instructions, for retrieving said pieces, placing said pieces based on said data of said data structure to form said object and processing said pieces in accordance with said data and f. wherein said object comprises the functional environment includes indices detectable by said first apparatus, said second apparatus, or said movable fabrication tool.

A fabrication system including a computer adapted for controlling a moveable tool for fabricating an object from a plurality of pieces located at known storage locations and a database of information describing specific attributes of said object, the computer programmed to perform the following steps:

• a. Interrogating said data base for object specific information related to the next piece to be placed including the storage location of said next piece and the placement position of said next piece;
• b. moving said tool to said storage location,
• c. retrieving said next piece from said storage location,
• d. moving said tool to said placement position for said retrieved next piece,
• e. placing said retrieved next piece at said placement position,
• f. interrogating said data structure to determine the action to be taken on said piece,
• g. configuring said tool with a tool tip adapted to perform such action, if required,
• h. moving said tool to said piece,
• i. performing an action as determined by said data structure,
• j. moving said tool to a tool tip change location,
• k. replacing the current tool with a new tool adapted to perform said action, and
• l. moving said tool to a materials storage location to obtain a supply of the material required to perform said operation, if any.

A fabrication system including a computer adapted for controlling a moveable tool for fabricating an object from a plurality of pieces located at known storage locations and a database of information describing specific attributes of said object, the computer programmed to perform the following steps;

• a. Interrogating said data base for object specific information related to the next piece to be placed including the storage location of said next piece and the placement position of said next piece,
• b. moving said tool to said storage location,
• c. retrieving said next piece from said storage location,
• d. moving said tool to said placement position for said retrieved next piece,
• e. placing said retrieved next piece at said placement position,
• f. moving said fabrication tool to a known barrier, and
• g. overstepping said fabrication tool a fixed number of times.

A fabrication system for fabricating an object from a plurality of pieces which comprises:

• a. a data structure, including related data, representative of the object to be fabricated,
• b. at least one first apparatus adapted for reading the data from said data structure,
• c. a set of instructions, which utilize the data read from said data structure,
• d. at least one second apparatus capable of executing said instructions, and
• e. at least one moveable fabrication tool responsive to said instructions, for retrieving said pieces, placing said pieces based on said data of said data structure to form said object and processing said pieces in accordance with said data, that fabrication tool adapted to replicate itself as the object to be fabricated, the data structure and the functional environment, including the instructions, the first apparatus and the second apparatus, said tool being independently operable apart from any other apparatus.

A fabrication system for fabricating an object from a plurality of pieces which comprises:

• a. a data structure, including related data, representative of the object to be fabricated,
• b. at least one first apparatus adapted for reading the data from said data structure,
• c. a set of instructions, which utilize the data read from said data structure,
• d. at least one second apparatus capable of executing said instructions, and
• e. at least one moveable fabrication tool responsive to said instructions, for retrieving said pieces, placing said pieces based on said data of said data structure to form said object and processing said pieces in accordance with said data, said tool being independently operable apart from any other apparatus.